Month: August 2020 Posts

Lake Malawi water project cost reduced by K73 billion

Aug 29, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Khato Civils which was awarded a US$400 million (about K300 billion) contract to tap water from Salima to Lilongwe has reduced the cost of the project by $102 million (about K73 billion), but a commentator… ...

Simbi rejects claims he sponsored MCP

Jun 03, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawian billionaire Simbi Phiri has rejected claims that he gave Malawi Congress Party (MCP) K700 million for campaign. Phiri’s spokesperson Taonga Botolo told Malawi24 there is absolutely no truth to the allegations. Commenting earlier on… ...

MCP received K700m in campaign funds from billionaire Simbi Phiri

May 31, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) received K700 million in campaign funds from South Africa-based Malawian billionaire Simbi Phiri. According to published reports, the party is using some of the money to cover court costs… ...

Lilongwe-Salima water project puts govt in trouble: World Bank pulls out K60bn

Sep 14, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The controversial Lilongwe-Salima project has landed Malawi Government in trouble with the World Bank. The World Bank has said it will not provide K60 billion budgetary support to Malawi following government’s decision to go ahead… ...

Analyst blasts Khato Civils

Mar 23, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

A social commentator Onjezani Kenani has criticised Khato Civils, an engineering firm awarded a contract for the Salima-Lilongwe water project, for disrespecting the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). Writing on his Facebook page, the analyst Onjezani Kenani… ...

Court kicks out CSOs

Dec 24, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Their application was found wanting and the top most court in the land decided to kick them out. The Supreme Court has thrown out an application by two civil society organisations (CSOs) to join the… ...

Fresh criticisms emerge over Simbi’s Lake Malawi water project

Jun 09, 2017 Russell Kondowe 3 &

A Malawian engineer has described the Lake Malawi water project as immoral and fraudulent saying its implementation will allow some individuals to rip off poor Malawians. Government awarded the contract for the $500million project to… ...